Aging Starts Now

Dr. Marvin Stubbs, Chief, TVHS Geriatric Extended Care Service, and Mr. Charles Noel, TVHS Whole Health Program Manager, talk with Tim and Barbara about VA clinics.

Dr. Marvin Stubbs, Chief, TVHS Geriatric Extended Care Service, and Dr. John Jackson, TVHS Associate Chief of Staff for Mental Health, join Tim and Barbara to talk about the Tennessee Valley Healthcare System and the benefits available to older seniors and their families.

Chris Johnson, Associate Attorney at Takacs McGinnis Elder Care Law, PLLC, joins Tim and Barbara to provide an overview of veterans benefits.

Sarah Jane Glynn, Director of the Area Agency on Aging and Disability, joins Tim and Barbara to talk about ways seniors and their family caregivers can find the services they need.

Chris Coleman, Attorney with the Tennessee Justice Center, joins Tim and Barbara to talk about programs that can help seniors deal with the rising cost of medications.

Kaitlyn Clifton, Executive Director of CT and M Gallatin, joins Tim and Barbara to talk about housing options and resouces for seniors.

Gretchen Funk, Associate Executive Director for Fifty Forward's Supportive Care Services, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss the resources Fifty Forward offers to income-challenged seniors.

Chris Coleman, Attorney with the Tennessee Justice Center, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss how seniors with limited resources can pay for needed care in the home or in a long-term care facility.

Michelle Tomerlin with Guardian Medical Monitoring joins Tim and Barbara to discuss medical monitoring systems and the powerful technology that makes them possible.

Rebecca Steele, Independent Representative with Youngevity Telecare, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss how the emerging field of telemedicine brings specialized healthcare to people in even the most remote areas.

Cindy Natsch, founder of A Better Nest, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss how modifications to the home can make it easier for seniors to age in familiar surroundings.

Christie Powers from CapTel Captioned Telephone joins Tim and Barbara to discuss how captioned telephone service can help keep hearing-impaired seniors connected to the outside world.

Paula Daigle, Program Manager with the Council on Aging, joins Tim and Barbara to the issue of grandparents raising grandchildren, one of the unfortunate consequences of the opioid crisis.

Dr. Greg L. Thompson, President LifeLinc Corporation and LifeLinc Pain Centers, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss strategies for pain management.

Liz Johnson, Executive Director of Sumner County Anti-Drug Coalition, joins Tim and Barbara to talk about how to use prescription drugs safely.

Tricia Benitez, a Treatment Specialist with Addiction Campuses, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss the rise of addiction in older adults.

Thomas Farmer, Special Agent in Charge at the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and Director of the Tennessee Dangerous Drugs Task Force, joins Tim and Barbara to talk about opioid use and addiction.

Allen Ramsaur, Attorney, Counselor-At-Law, and former Executive Director of the Tennessee Bar Association, and Vickie Harris, Founder and CEO of CommunityConneXor and Past Board President of Nashville’s Council on Aging, join Tim and Barbara to discuss additional legislative issues that have the potential to impact seniors.

Shelley Corrington, who lobbies for seniors as the advocacy director of AARP, joins Tim and Barbara to discuss legislation that the AARP is hoping to impact.

Bill Zagorski, Executive Director of Centennial Adultcare Center and President of the Tennessee Association of Adult Day Services, and Mary Anne Oglesby-Sutherly, Executive Director of The Veranda, join Tim and Barbara to talk about legislative changes that affect adult day service providers.

The Honorable Lisa Zavogiannis, District Attorney General serving Van Buren and Warren Counties and member of the Elder Abuse Subcommittee, joins Tim and Barbara to talk about elder abuse-related legislation and initiatives.